Soil Data Explorer - VISTA

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the VISTA soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of VISTA, and applied along 1-cm thick depth slices. Solid lines are the slice-wise median, bounded on either side by the interval defined by the slice-wise 5th and 95th percentiles. The median is the value that splits the data in half. Five percent of the data are less than the 5th percentile, and five percent of the data are greater than the 95th percentile. Values along the right hand side y-axis describe the proportion of pedon data that contribute to aggregate values at this depth. For example, a value of "90%" at 25cm means that 90% of the pedons correlated to VISTA were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2020-03-13). Methods used to assemble the KSSL snapshot used by SoilWeb / SDE

Pedons used in the lab summary:

MLRA	Lab ID	Pedon ID	Taxonname	CI	NSSL / NASIS Reports	Link To SoilWeb GMap
15	40A2995	S1965CA053007	Vista	1	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	36.314724,-121.0788879
15	40A2996	S1965CA053029	VISTA	1	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	36.4758339,-121.2944412
15	40A2997	S1965CA053030	Vista	1	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	36.4658318,-121.2922211
18	UCD08JER001	S08CASJER-001	Vista	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.0976028,-119.7460556
18	UCD08JER012	S08CASJER-012	Vista	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.0943565,-119.7443619
19	40A2992	S1955CA065006	VISTA	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	33.6983337,-116.9613876
19	40A2993	S1955CA065007	Vista	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	33.7727776,-116.9208298
19	40A0207	S1964CA073001	Vista	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	33.3491669,-117.2399979
19	40A2994	S1964CA073004	VISTA	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	33.3675003,-117.2288895

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the VISTA soil series. Monthly precipitation (PPT) and potential evapotranspiration (PET) have been estimated from the 50th percentile of gridded values (PRISM 1981-2010) overlapping with the extent of SSURGO map units containing each series as a major component. Monthly PET values were estimated using the method of Thornthwaite (1948). These (and other) climatic parameters are calculated with each SSURGO refresh and provided by the fetchOSD function of the soilDB package. Representative water storage values (“AWC” in the figures) were derived from SSURGO by taking the 50th percentile of profile-total water storage (sum[awc_r * horizon thickness]) for each soil series. Note that this representation of “water storage” is based on the average ability of most plants to extract soil water between 15 bar (“permanent wilting point”) and 1/3 bar (“field capacity”) matric potential. Soil moisture state can be roughly interpreted as “dry” when storage is depleted, “moist” when storage is between 0mm and AWC, and “wet” when there is a surplus. Clearly there are a lot of assumptions baked into this kind of monthly water balance. This is still a work in progress.

Sibling Summary

Siblings are those soil series that occur together in map units, in this case with the VISTA series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot (updated 2024-02-21), parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-02) and snapshot of SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Select annual climate data summaries for the VISTA series and siblings. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of median values. Source: SSURGO map unit geometry and 1981-2010, 800m PRISM data (updated 2023-10-09).

Geomorphic description summaries for the VISTA series and siblings. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of proportions and relative hydrologic position within an idealized landform (e.g. top to bottom). Most soil series (SSURGO components) are associated with a hillslope position and one or more landform-specific positions: hills, mountain slopes, terraces, and/or flats. Proportions can be interpreted as an aggregate representation of geomorphic membership. The values printed to the left (number of component records) and right (Shannon entropy) of stacked bars can be used to judge the reliability of trends. Small Shannon entropy values suggest relatively consistent geomorphic association, while larger values suggest lack thereof. Source: SSURGO component records (updated 2023-10-04).

Competing Series

Soil series competing with VISTA share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-02) and snapshot of the SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Select annual climate data summaries for the VISTA series and competing. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of median values. Source: SSURGO map unit geometry and 1981-2010, 800m PRISM data (updated 2023-10-09).

Geomorphic description summaries for the VISTA series and competing. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of proportions and relative hydrologic position within an idealized landform (e.g. top to bottom). Proportions can be interpreted as an aggregate representation of geomorphic membership. Most soil series (SSURGO components) are associated with a hillslope position and one or more landform-specific positions: hills, mountain slopes, terraces, and/or flats. The values printed to the left (number of component records) and right (Shannon entropy) of stacked bars can be used to judge the reliability of trends. Shannon entropy values close to 0 represent soil series with relatively consistent geomorphic association, while values close to 1 suggest lack thereof. Source: SSURGO component records (updated 2023-10-04).

There are insufficient data to create the 3D mountains figure.

There are insufficient data to create the 3D terrace figure.

There are insufficient data to create the 3D flats position figure.

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with VISTA, arranged according to family differentiae. Hovering over a series name will print full classification and a small sketch from the OSD. Source: snapshot of SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Block Diagrams

No block diagrams are available.

Map Units

Map units containing VISTA as a major component. Limited to 250 records.

Map Unit Name	Symbol	Map Unit Area (ac)	Map Unit Key	National Map Unit Symbol	Soil Survey Area	Publication Date	Map Scale
Vista coarse sandy loam, 30 to 75 percent slopes	VaG	42700	455743	h97d	ca053	1972	1:24000
Vista coarse sandy loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes, cool, MLRA 15	VaE	8055	455742	2xgth	ca053	1972	1:24000
Vista-Rock outcrop complex	Vb	4825	455744	h97f	ca053	1972	1:24000
Vista coarse sandy loam, 5 to 15 percent slopes	VaD	1100	455741	h97b	ca053	1972	1:24000
Vista coarse sandy loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes, MLRA 20	VsE	12922	456951	2xgtj	ca638	1967	1:24000
Fallbrook-Vista sandy loams, 15 to 30 percent slopes	FvE	7951	456818	hbc2	ca638	1967	1:24000
Vista rocky coarse sandy loam, 30 to 65 percent slopes	VvG	7944	456956	hbhj	ca638	1967	1:24000
Vista rocky coarse sandy loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes	VvE	7086	456955	hbhh	ca638	1967	1:24000
Vista rocky coarse sandy loam, 5 to 15 percent slopes	VvD	6660	456954	hbhg	ca638	1967	1:24000
Fallbrook-Vista sandy loams, 9 to 15 percent slopes	FvD	6531	456817	hbc1	ca638	1967	1:24000
Vista coarse sandy loam, 30 to 65 percent slopes, MLRA 20	VsG	5978	456953	2xgtm	ca638	1967	1:24000
Vista coarse sandy loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes, eroded	VsE2	5454	456952	hbhd	ca638	1967	1:24000
Vista coarse sandy loam, 9 to 15 percent slopes, MLRA 20	VsD	4494	456949	2xgtp	ca638	1967	1:24000
Vista coarse sandy loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes	VsC	4362	456948	hbh8	ca638	1967	1:24000
Vista coarse sandy loam, 9 to 15 percent slopes, eroded	VsD2	3684	456950	hbhb	ca638	1967	1:24000
Ahwahnee and Vista rocky coarse sandy loams, 8 to 30 percent slopes	AeD	97561	463318	hk3r	ca651	1959	1:20000
Ahwahnee and Vista rocky coarse sandy loams, 30 to 45 percent slopes	AeE	30945	463319	hk3s	ca651	1959	1:20000
Ahwahnee and Vista coarse sandy loams, 15 to 30 percent slopes	AdD	28005	463316	hk3p	ca651	1959	1:20000
Ahwahnee and Vista very rocky coarse sandy loams, 30 to 75 percent slopes	ArF	12541	463321	hk3v	ca651	1959	1:20000
Ahwahnee and Vista coarse sandy loams, 8 to 15 percent slopes	AdC	8102	463315	hk3n	ca651	1959	1:20000
Ahwahnee and Vista very rocky coarse sandy loams, 15 to 30 percent slopes	ArD	7091	463320	hk3t	ca651	1959	1:20000
Vista-Sesame complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes	VsB	921	463545	hkc2	ca651	1959	1:20000
Ahwahnee and Vista rocky coarse sandy loams, 3 to 8 percent slopes	AeB	142	463317	hk3q	ca651	1959	1:20000
Ahwahnee and Vista coarse sandy loams, 3 to 8 percent slopes	AdB	112	463314	hk3m	ca651	1959	1:20000
Vista very rocky coarse sandy loam, shallow, 30 to 70 percent slopes	VlF	7454	464526	hlcq	ca654	1966	1:24000
Vista coarse sandy loam, shallow, 9 to 30 percent slopes	VgD	7335	464520	hlcj	ca654	1966	1:24000
Vista coarse sandy loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes, moist, MLRA 18	VfD	6693	464516	2xgtl	ca654	1966	1:24000
Vista coarse sandy loam, 9 to 15 percent slopes, fewer frost free days, MLRA 18	VfC	6369	464515	2xgtq	ca654	1966	1:24000
Vista very rocky coarse sandy loam, 3 to 30 percent slopes	VkD	5809	464522	hlcl	ca654	1966	1:24000
Vista very rocky coarse sandy loam, 30 to 45 percent slopes	VkE	4484	464523	hlcm	ca654	1966	1:24000
Vista coarse sandy loam, 30 to 45 percent slopes	VfE	3012	464517	hlcf	ca654	1966	1:24000
Vista coarse sandy loam, 3 to 9 percent slopes	VfB	2671	464514	hlcb	ca654	1966	1:24000
Vista-Fallbrook very rocky coarse sandy loams, 3 to 30 percent slopes	VoD	1686	464529	hlct	ca654	1966	1:24000
Vista coarse sandy loam, 45 to 70 percent slopes	VfF	1375	464518	hlcg	ca654	1966	1:24000
Vista very rocky coarse sandy loam, shallow, 45 to 70 percent slopes	VkF	1278	464524	hlcn	ca654	1966	1:24000
Vista coarse sandy loam, shallow, 3 to 9 percent slopes	VgB	1164	464519	hlch	ca654	1966	1:24000
Vista-Fallbrook very rocky coarse sandy loams, 30 to 45 percent slopes	VoE	1090	464530	hlcv	ca654	1966	1:24000
Vista-Fallbrook extremely rocky coarse sandy loams, 30 to 70 percent slopes	VsF	907	464531	hlcw	ca654	1966	1:24000
Vista coarse sandy loam, shallow, 30 to 45 percent slopes	VgE	688	464521	hlck	ca654	1966	1:24000
Vista very rocky coarse sandy loam, shallow, 3 to 30 percent slopes	VlD	577	464525	hlcp	ca654	1966	1:24000
Vista extremely rocky coarse sandy loam, 3 to 30 percent slopes	VmD	521	464527	hlcr	ca654	1966	1:24000
Vista-Fallbrook coarse sandy loams, 9 to 30 percent slopes	VnD	454	464528	hlcs	ca654	1966	1:24000
Vista-Rock outcrop complex, 9 to 50 percent slopes	168	38486	463633	hkfx	ca660	1977	1:24000
Vista coarse sandy loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes, moist, MLRA 18	166	5234	463631	2xgtl	ca660	1977	1:24000
Vista coarse sandy loam, 30 to 50 percent slopes	167	2637	463632	hkfw	ca660	1977	1:24000
Vista coarse sandy loam, 9 to 15 percent slopes, fewer frost free days, MLRA 18	165	1790	463630	2xgtq	ca660	1977	1:24000
Feethill-Vista-Walong association, 15 to 60 percent slopes	277nk	299	2218128	2dg4j	ca660	1977	1:24000
Feethill-Vista-Rock outcrop complex, 9 to 30 percent slopes	301nk	23	2218133	2dg4p	ca660	1977	1:24000
Vista-Cieneba complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes	211	4995	457314	hbw2	ca665	1977	1:24000
Cieneba-Vista complex, 30 to 50 percent slopes	128	4700	457231	hbsd	ca665	1977	1:24000
Vista coarse sandy loam, 9 to 15 percent slopes, cool, MLRA 15	210	850	457313	2xgtn	ca665	1977	1:24000
Feethill-Vista-Walong association, 15 to 60 percent slopes	277	25365	467369	hpbf	ca668	2007	1:24000
Cieneba-Vista-Rock outcrop complex, 30 to 60 percent slopes	267	22369	467359	hpb3	ca668	2007	1:24000
Feethill-Vista-Rock outcrop complex, 9 to 30 percent slopes	301	3304	467391	hpc4	ca668	2007	1:24000
Cieneba-Vista-Rock outcrop complex, 30 to 60 percent slopes	267ne	1052	2218095	2dg3g	ca670	1977	1:24000
Feethill-Vista-Walong association, 15 to 60 percent slopes	277ne	464	2218101	2dg3n	ca670	1977	1:24000
Vista coarse sandy loam, 30 to 50 percent slopes, eroded	VsF2	15670	457936	hcj4	ca675	1968	1:24000
Vista coarse sandy loam, 30 to 50 percent slopes	VsF	12375	457935	hcj3	ca675	1968	1:24000
Vista coarse sandy loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes	VsE	3031	457933	hcj1	ca675	1968	1:24000
Vista coarse sandy loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes, eroded	VsE2	2803	457934	hcj2	ca675	1968	1:24000
Vista coarse sandy loam, 9 to 15 percent slopes, eroded	VsD2	1879	457932	hcj0	ca675	1968	1:24000
Vista coarse sandy loam, 30 to 50 percent slopes	137	1000	456039	h9jy	ca676	1975	1:24000
Vista-Rock outcrop complex	Vr	1020	457997	hcl3	ca677	1972	1:24000
Blasingame-Vista complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes	121	985	458022	hclx	ca678	1974	1:24000
Vista-Rock outcrop complex, 9 to 30 percent slopes	216	935	458117	hcpz	ca678	1974	1:24000
Blasingame-Vista complex, 9 to 15 percent slopes	120	485	458021	hclw	ca678	1974	1:24000
Vista coarse sandy loam, 30 to 65 percent slopes, MLRA 20	215	440	458116	2xgtm	ca678	1974	1:24000
Vista coarse sandy loam, 9 to 15 percent slopes, MLRA 20	213	245	458114	2xgtp	ca678	1974	1:24000
Vista coarse sandy loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes, MLRA 20	214	215	458115	2xgtj	ca678	1974	1:24000
Vista coarse sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, eroded	VsD2	9428	458395	hczy	ca679	1967	1:15840
Vista rocky coarse sandy loam, 2 to 35 percent slopes, eroded	VtF2	4953	458397	hd00	ca679	1967	1:15840
Vista coarse sandy loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes	VsC	3493	458394	hczx	ca679	1967	1:15840
Vista coarse sandy loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes, eroded	VsF2	3218	458396	hczz	ca679	1967	1:15840
Vista coarse sandy loam, 9 to 15 percent slopes, MLRA 20	213	25	729107	2xgtp	ca679	1967	1:15840
Vista-Rock outcrop complex, 9 to 30 percent slopes	216	20	729104	sgph	ca679	1967	1:15840
Vista-Rock outcrop complex	Vr	4	729131	sgqc	ca679	1967	1:15840
Vista-Cieneba complex, 30 to 85 percent slopes	1147	9877	2670230	2rshj	ca696	2016	1:24000
Vista-Fallbrook-Cieneba complex, 30 to 75 percent slopes	1148	8380	2670237	2rshp	ca696	2016	1:24000
Urban land-Typic Xerorthents, coarse-Vista complex, 10 to 35 percent slopes	1235	4465	2670232	2rshl	ca696	2016	1:24000
Vista-Trigo, granitic substratum-Modesto families complex, 40 to 70 percent slopes	320af	454	2562680	hm70	ca696	2016	1:24000
Cieneba-Vista-Rock outcrop complex, 30 to 60 percent slopes	267ne	2423	2371022	2kl7l	ca760	1981	1:24000
Feethill-Vista-Walong association, 15 to 60 percent slopes	277ne	1298	2371029	2kl7t	ca760	1981	1:24000
Vista-Rock outcrop complex, 9 to 50 percent slopes	168tc	318	2370749	2kkys	ca760	1981	1:24000
Vista-Trigo, granitic substratum-Modesto families complex, 40 to 70 percent slopes	320	11970	465341	hm70	ca776	1981	1:24000
Trigo family-Calcixerollic Xerochrepts-Vista family complex, 30 to 70 percent slopes	19	4307	465330	hm6n	ca776	1981	1:24000
Haploxerolls, warm-Vista family association, 2 to 30 percent slopes	734	1663	465377	hm85	ca776	1981	1:24000
Vista family, 5 to 30 percent slopes	45	1110	465352	hm7c	ca776	1981	1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the VISTA soil series. To learn more about how this distribution was mapped, or to compare this soil series extent to others, use the Series Extent Explorer (SEE) application. Source: generalization of SSURGO geometry (updated 2023-10-04).